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Princeton University students voted down a referendum by a pro-Palestine student group calling for the Ivy League university to expand its hummus offerings, the school’s student government said Dec. 3.

It was a quirky campus vote about a chickpea dip that delved into international relations.

The student group Princeton Committee for Palestine wanted university-run stores to sell an additional brand, arguing that Sabra, the only brand currently offered, supports human rights abuses by donating money to the Israel Defense Forces.

Sabra is based in Queens, N.Y., and Richmond, Va. Company officials say the firm makes donations only to charities in North America — and not to political causes.

The firm is owned by PepsiCo Inc. and the Israeli food conglomerate Strauss Group. Strauss contributes money to support troops in the IDF.

Sabra officials say there have been attempts on other campuses to ban their hummus, but none has succeeded.

The undergraduate student government said the referendum lost 1,014 to 699. — ap